Name: Kingsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were lightly tested but sold with a weak undertone and yearlings sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Demand was moderate for calves and good for yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.05/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −163.29 against this barn's trailing median of $482.34.

Average price

$319.05

91 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$53.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs MO average

+31.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	332.00	1,667	6thin
Medium and Large 1	557	321.11	1,788	79
Large 1	504	279.00	1,406	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.71, low $446.05, median $482.34 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

319.05

—

MO average15 barns · 1,218 hd

314.63

+4.42

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+31.26

This barn, trailing median31 sales

482.34

−163.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,674	174.60	2,922	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	151.88	2,211	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	141.44	1,715	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	126.03	1,418	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$3,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,275	$3,150	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Kingsville Livestock Auction - Kingsville, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	500–550	504	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	244.85/cwt	244.85–244.85	1,937	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	281.24/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,994	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	278.05/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	232.25/cwt	232.25–232.25	1,976	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	466	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,550	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	156.84/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,353	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	126.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,422	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	155.48/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	135.19/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,629	10
Bulls	—	—	1,603	168.15/cwt	155.00–177.00	2,695	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	146.92/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	264.48/cwt	264.00–264.75	1,873	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	374	282.51/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,233	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	318.50/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,838	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	301.96/cwt	286.00–317.00	1,431	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	307.59/cwt	288.00–327.00	1,344	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,033	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	437	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	605	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	143.00/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,726	13
Bulls	—	—	1,815	187.49/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	260.50/cwt	258.25–261.75	2,105	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	267.73/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,665	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	325.86/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,694	28
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	617	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,678	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	493	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	638	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,690	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	270.18/cwt	264.50–272.00	1,789	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	292.84/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,555	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	266.59/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,925	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	304.04/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,864	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	249.17/cwt	246.25–249.50	1,988	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	252.07/cwt	245.50–253.00	2,120	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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